MCQ Ch 8 Secularism Class 11 Political Science Political Theory

1. According to the mainstream Western model, can the state financially support religious institutions?

No, it cannot provide financial support to religious institutions

Yes, it must support the majority religion

Yes, it must support only minority religions

Yes, it must fund every religious ceremony

Question 1 of 20

2. How does the mainstream Western model understand liberty?

Liberty of religious communities only

Liberty of religious leaders

Liberty of individuals

Liberty of the state to control religion

Question 2 of 20

3. What is the main focus of equality in the mainstream Western model?

Equality between religious leaders

Equality between individuals

Equality between political parties

Equality between governments

Question 3 of 20

4. Why did Western societies mainly focus on intra-religious domination?

They had no religious institutions

They were completely free from religious conflicts

They had many equally powerful religious communities

Most Western societies were religiously homogeneous

Question 4 of 20

5. Who was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk?

A leader associated with secularism in Turkey

A philosopher of Indian secularism

A religious leader in India

A founder of the Anglican Church

Question 5 of 20

6. What was Ataturk determined to end in Turkey?

The institution of Parliament

The education system

The institution of Khalifa in public life

The use of the Gregorian calendar

Question 6 of 20

7. Which traditional Muslim headwear was banned under Ataturk's Hat Law?

Turban

Fez

Crown

Shawl

Question 7 of 20

8. Which calendar replaced the traditional Turkish calendar under Ataturk?

Islamic calendar

Hindu calendar

Buddhist calendar

Western Gregorian calendar

Question 8 of 20

9. In which year was the new Turkish alphabet adopted?

1928

1918

1947

1935

Question 9 of 20

10. How was Ataturk's approach to secularism different from the Indian approach?

It promoted equal financial support to all religions

It protected all traditional religious practices

It involved active intervention in and suppression of religion

It supported religious institutions in government

Question 10 of 20

11. Who is regarded as the philosopher of Indian secularism?

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Jawaharlal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi

B.R.Ambedkar

Question 11 of 20

12. How did Jawaharlal Nehru define secularism?

Complete opposition to religion

Government control over all religions

Recognition of one official religion

Equal protection by the state to all religions

Question 12 of 20

13. Did Nehru believe that secularism meant hostility towards religion?

No, he did not consider secularism hostile to religion

Yes, he wanted to eliminate every religion

Yes, he opposed all religious identities

No, because he supported religious domination

Question 13 of 20

14. What was Nehru's position on the relationship between religion and state?

Religion should control the state

The state should have an official religion

Complete separation was not necessary

Religious leaders should govern the country

Question 14 of 20

15. Which social evils did Nehru help address through legislation?

Industrialisation and urbanisation

Caste discrimination, dowry and sati

Poverty and unemployment only

Foreign trade and taxation

Question 15 of 20

16. What was Nehru particularly uncompromising about?

Religious rituals

Traditional clothing

The official language

Opposition to communalism of all kinds

Question 16 of 20

17. What makes Indian secularism fundamentally different from Western secularism?

Its equal concern for inter-religious and intra-religious equality

Its support for an official state religion

Its rejection of religious freedom

Its complete opposition to religious communities

Question 17 of 20

18. What was already present in India before the arrival of Western modern ideas and nationalism?

A single official religion

Complete religious uniformity

Deep religious diversity

Complete separation of religion and state

Question 18 of 20

19. Why is religious tolerance alone not sufficient for secularism?

It always eliminates religious differences

It can exist alongside religious domination

It completely removes religious identities

It prevents people from following their beliefs

Question 19 of 20

20. What did Western modernity bring to Indian thought?

Greater religious domination

The elimination of all religious practices

The establishment of a single religion

Greater emphasis on neglected ideas of equality

Question 20 of 20

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